Fordracing.com short block vs. aftermarket internals

[Turbo Zetec 'tour]

Originally Posted by kpeeks

Daniel, how does the focus oil pan not clear the subframe?

Seeing as we are talking about building a motor...is there any aftermarket oilpans, like a Moroso one?

on the contour/cougar, the exhaust passes under the oil pan on the passenger side. this means that the shallow end of the pan is there. the pan over hangs the subframe slightly (enough that you have to raise the engine or lower the subframe to get the pan off with the engine in the car). the exhaust on the focus passes under the pan near the trans and so the deep end is on the passenger side. the focus oil pan is just too deep there to clear the our subframe.

as for choices of pans, your pretty much stuck with a stock pan or custom made.

[2C0UGAR00]

I still plan to get the ford focus power engine... it just says which engine would you like to get...

[Turbo Zetec 'tour]

Originally Posted by 2C0UGAR00

I still plan to get the ford focus power engine... it just says which engine would you like to get...

any non-SVT zetec should be fine. although i would choose the ZX3 engine just cause i always choose the focus when looking for parts. their engine bay seems to be a little closer, design and size wise, to ours then the ZX2

[2C0UGAR00]

Originally Posted by Turbo Zetec 'tour

any non-SVT zetec should be fine. although i would choose the ZX3 engine just cause i always choose the focus when looking for parts. their engine bay seems to be a little closer, design and size wise, to ours then the ZX2

alright thanks thats what i was wanting to know

[TheDesigner]

I noticed you have a 97 Contour GL - So do I. I need to fix the engine (#3 Piston has a hole about the size of a nickel) and have a limited budget. This is the normal daily drive. Short block or rebuild? I don't need to modify it beyond stock. Fordracing.com has those in stock for the Focus. Will that work?

Thanks.

[Turbo Zetec 'tour]

Originally Posted by TheDesigner

I noticed you have a 97 Contour GL - So do I. I need to fix the engine (#3 Piston has a hole about the size of a nickel) and have a limited budget. This is the normal daily drive. Short block or rebuild? I don't need to modify it beyond stock. Fordracing.com has those in stock for the Focus. Will that work?

Thanks.

why not just buy a used engine if your going to keep it stock? or if you cant find a low mileage engine just get a stock rebuild kit. should come with pistons, rings, bearings, gaskets, everything you need.

out of curiosity, how did you put a whole in a piston with a stock engine?

[CheeseEater88]

Originally Posted by Turbo Zetec 'tour

out of curiosity, how did you put a whole in a piston with a stock engine?

*hides the drill behind his back*

but anyway, fortune would have it that a turbo has fallen into my lap

a T25 DSM off of a mitubishi... ramanufactured and under $100. I don't know to much about it.... other than garrett made it, and it happened to be on 210hp cars so it doesn't flow to much.
and does anyone know where to find detailed specs... like a flow graph and what boost am I to expect?
It wasn't exactly the turbo I was looking for.... but I couldn't pass up the deal.
now the challenge begins... the custom manifold is sure going to be a blast, I'll probably spend more money on the equipment to make it than the mild steel.

[Turbo Zetec 'tour]

You can get compressor maps here, along with a decent calculator. you should be able to search for part numbers online and find out what exactly it is.

now the challenge begins... the custom manifold is sure going to be a blast, I'll probably spend more money on the equipment to make it than the mild steel.

isnt that how most projects go? the tools to complete the project end up costing more than the project itself.

[CheeseEater88]

Originally Posted by Turbo Zetec 'tour

isnt that how most projects go? the tools to complete the project end up costing more than the project itself.

Yeah, but its always nice to share your buddy's MIG, use your dad's drill press, inherit your grandfathers tools... but yeah its the out'a tha ordinary stuff that gets you in the end....

but, please tell me I made a good choice in buying standard metal cutting bits for the exhaust ... I totally forgot to look *runs out to check* crap....

thats $64 I'll be returning...

*edit* again I was under the assumption that america was capable of buying non-fractional bits... so I am going to kind of fix the difference with a file... but is cobalt better than the generic metal bits? is it worth the extra price? was looking at Dewalt in particular.. I have dewalt's DW1969 kind of thinking about the DW1269 the cobalt version of the previous... is $80 more worth it?

[kpeeks]

Well you could always buy some of the prefab pieces that will take some of the headaches. There's a nice manifold by Milltek on pumaspeed that only needs a flange & then you only need to fab up a downpipe.

I was wondering if someone knew how to bead roll or lip the charge piping so it doesn't slip off the couplers? I saw in PCmag they used an old bench rotary tool to do it, but any tools from like harbor freight that would work?